Calvin Robinson
On December 12, 1991, Robinson filed a 'Pro Per' affidavit in the U.S.
Calvin Robinson was dubbed the "drug tug" captain by local media. He was represented by attorney David Mayer of Marin County, California. Robinson's tug was seized in the San Francisco Bay in the Spring of 1988, found hauling a barge containing 157 tons of hashish and marijuana.1
On December 12, 1991, Robinson filed a "Pro Per" affidavit in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, requesting that Judge John Paul Vukasin, Jr. be recused from his case. Robinson believed that Vukasin was a long-time associate and political ally of Edwin Meese III and that Vukasin was appointed to the district court bench as a "damage control agent" for Meese and the U.S. Department of Justice.1
Robinson's affidavit for recusal also stated that he obtained the assistance of attorney David Mayer to represent him at his 1989 trial, but Mayer died from a gun-shot wound the night before he was to appear in court to defend Robinson. Mayer's death was ruled a suicide, and a suicide tape was found.1
Sean McDade interviewed Robinson in prison. Robinson reportedly had some connection to a former U.S. Customs official and the Cabazon Indian Reservation, but McDade's investigation was closed before he could prove the connection.1
Sources
- Seymour, Cheri. The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. ↩
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